Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back
Memory tip (Pull it out to keep it in): Active recall: closed-book writing, quizzing with cards, teaching your sibling, answering old questions, covering the answers. Passive review: re-reading the chapter, highlighting everything, copying notes neatly, staring at the page. Teach-back: learn the topic → close the book → explain it simply → check what you missed. Wrong cards go back in the “again” pile: 30 − 7 right = 23.
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- 1.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) highlighting everything (c) covering the answers (d) staring at the page
- 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) copying notes neatly
- 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
- 5.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
- 6.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
- 7.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) review them, test again (c) ignore them (d) hide them
- 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 9.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only a teacher (c) only adults (d) anyone, even a toy
- 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) explaining it aloud (c) teaching your sibling (d) copying notes neatly
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) explaining it aloud (d) staring at the page
- 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) only listening again (c) explaining it aloud (d) highlighting everything
- 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 16.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
- 18.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) quizzing with cards (c) explaining it aloud (d) copying notes neatly
- 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 20.🃏 You test yourself on 23 flashcards and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 21.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) the topic is useless (c) a gap to study again (d) you should stop
- 22.🃏 You test yourself on 23 flashcards and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) copying notes neatly (c) only listening again (d) teaching your sibling
- 24.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) only listening again (d) blank-page recall
- 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 flashcards and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) quizzing with cards
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) teaching your sibling (c) watching it again (d) explaining it aloud
- 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 formulas and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 formulas and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 31.🃏 You test yourself on 14 flashcards and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 32.🃏 You test yourself on 30 state capitals and get 17 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 34.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 37.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) it is faster to read (c) tests are just fun (d) recalling makes it stick
- 39.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
Answer key
- close the book
- covering the answers
- teaching your sibling
- learn the topic
- close the book
- explain it simply
- review them, test again
- active recall
- anyone, even a toy
- passive review
- copying notes neatly
- staring at the page
- learn the topic
- explaining it aloud
- active recall
- False
- learn the topic
- copying notes neatly
- passive review
- 18
- a gap to study again
- 11
- teaching your sibling
- 2
- only listening again
- 6
- quizzing with cards
- watching it again
- 2
- 7
- 9
- 13
- 11
- True
- True
- active recall
- True
- recalling makes it stick
- False
- highlighting everything
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